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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-1999-0299

Buffer overflow in FreeBSD lpd through long DNS hostnames.

HIGH 9.3EPSS 1.30%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.30%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Buffer overflow in FreeBSD lpd through long DNS hostnames.

CVSS 2.0
9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
1.30% probability · 69th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
freebsd/freebsd
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.